Ticket issuing and recording machine.



PATENTED JUNE 9, 1968;

No.'89O,170.

F. QHMER. v TICKET ISSUING AND RECORDING MACHINE.

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PATBNTED JUNE 9, 1908.

J. F. OHMBR. v 1710mm? ISSUING AND REOORDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. &, 1905.

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No. 890,170. PATENTED JUNE 9, 1908.

J. 1-". OHMER.

TICKET ISSUING AND RECORDING MACHINE.

ARPLIGATION FILED KOV. 4, 1905.

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APPLIGATION FILED NOV 1 4, 1905.

. mechanism a multiplicity 0 fares of difierent denomina- JOHN F. OHMER, OF DAYTON,

OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO OHMER FARE REGISTER COMPANY, or

ROCHESTER; NEW YORK.

TICKET rssume AND ascoan ne Macnms.

I Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 9, 1908.

Application filed November .4, 1905. Serial No. 285,933.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN F. OHMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at .Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and others skilled in the art to which it appertains' to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in ticket-issuing and recording machines, and comprises certain im rovements of the ticket-issuing and recor ing machines shown and described in Letters Patent No. 779,557 of January 10, 1905, issued to John F. Ohmer and Elmerv I-I.. Bridenbaugh; and Letters Patent No. 789,333., of May 9, 1905, issued to John F. Ohmer.

The present invention consists in the bringing together in a unitary machine or roperly issuin'g a ticket for tions. The ticket is of a sin le form which in this machine is made to su serve thepurpose of a multiplicity of different tickets,

' thereby enabling the machine to be brought within a convenient size.

The essential features of the invention comprise means for feeding suchtickets from a continuous strip;- means for perforating said tickets at the desired points, thereby. reducing each ticket to a specific ticket u on which is indicated thefare, the oint of estination, the direction of trave the month and the date thereof; means for maintaining a total count of the tickets issued from the machine; means for maintaining a detail count of each fare ,0! ticket that 1s. issued a from the machine; means for bringing into an operative-position each detail counter with each fare or ticket whichv is issued;

, means for bringing each detail counter into an operative position with I the punch which.

perforatcs each fare in each ticket, and other mechanism hereinaftendescribed and claimed. I

Preceding a detail description of the invention, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, of which-,

elevation on the line ww of Fig 1.

Figure 1, is a front elevation with the casing removed, showing the interior mechanism. Fig. 2, is a side elevation'with the casing shown in section. Fig. 3, is a side Fig.4, is a top lan view. Fig. 5, is asectional View on t e line 1 y ofFig, 1. Fig. 6, is a view of a form of ticket suitable to the machine. Fig. 7, is a horizontal section on the line a: w of Fig. 3. Fig. 8, is a detail view of the gearing between the detail counters and the main operating lever. Fig. 9, is a detail view of the shiftable actuator.

In a detail description of the invention, similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts.

While it is my purpose to give such a detailed description of the invention as will enable a clear understanding of the same, it is not my purpose to limit myself to such details, but on the contrary, I desire to claim broadly means in a single machine which enables a single ticket to be utilized in con-' ticket, and also means for keeping a total count of all the fares or tiekets,and further means consisting of devices whereby each ticket-is individualized or made into a ticket showing a specific value of fare and a specific point of destination. These latter means consist in the present instance of a series of punches or perforators whlch are operated during one movement of the main operatinglever, but it will be understoodthat these ticket punchesmay be substituted by means for printin or impressing upon each ticket the value 0 the fare, the point of destination, and other matter necessary to be shown or indicated.

The machine as shown in theaccompanying drawings, comprises a suitable framework 1 which is inclosed in an exterior casin 2 of any suitable design. This frame-wor has two divisions or compartments 3 and 4,

in" one of which the ticket-issuing and foratin mechanism is located, and in the other 0 which the detail countin' mechanism is located. The figures on t e periphcries of the detail counters may be raised and thereb made printing counters."

I wil proceed to describe the. first named per I mechanism-to-wit: the ticket isuing and ll perforating mechanism which is common to some extent with the mechanism shown and illustrated in my former atents hereinbefore referred to. Suitably housed within the compartment 3 is a continuous roll of tickets 5,which tickets are of the form shown in Fig. 6, and the essential features of which are the different fares, the different points of destination, the month and the date thereof,

' and the direction of travel, all being printed in suitable groups in order that they may be brought within suitable roximity to the erforators or punches. T e fares indicate on the tickets in the present instance are 11 1 2 3 4 and 5, but it will of course be un derstood'that theticket strip may be provided with tickets of difierent denominations from those shown and with different points of-destination. s From an inspection of the ticket, and

1 from the foregoing description, it will be understood that a single ticket form is here made to answer the purpose of twelve different tickets or six different denominations of fares. This ticket strip is carried upwardlyat the rear of the machine between two guide platesfi and 7, which have suitable openings for the punches or perforators to be presently described, .and said ticket strip is thence carried horizontally to the front of the machine through u per guide plates 8 and 9 which have suitab e o enin gs or the upper series of punches. T e said ticket stripis fed forwardly by means of a feed roller 10 which has a series of peripheral serrations or ribs 11 which grip the body of the ticket strip. Cooperating with this feed roller is a pressure ro ler 12 which insures a proper contact of the ticket strip. This ressure roller 12 is mounted upon a pivotal Frame 13. The feed roller 10 is driven in its feeding operations upon each upward movement of a main operating lever 1.4 by means of a pinion 15 which is on the shaft 16 of said 5 roller, and a large spur wheel 17 which is on the main operating shaft 18'. The ratio of movement is five revolutions of the pinion 15 to one of the spur wheel 17. The lever 14 is loose upon the shaft 18 and is enabled to turn said. shaft in the feeding operations by means of a ratchet wheel 19 which is fixed to said shaft, and a driving pawl 20 which is pivoted to the lever 14. The lever-'14 and the awl 20 are both controlled by a spring 21 w ich engages the head of the pawl and is suitably mounted upon the shaft '18. 22

desi nates a secon pawl engaging said ratc et wheel and controlled in suc engagement by a spring 23, said pawl servingkto pre- 0 vent an overthrow of movement oft e operating lever.

The lower series of perforators 23 are arranged in the rear of the casing in positions to perforate from each ticket the dates of the 5 issuing of the tickets, and the direction of travel. The upper series of unches 23 are arranged in pos tions to pe orate the point of destination and the valueof fare paid upon each ticket. These punches are of a construction substantiall ias shown and describedin pending appiication Serial- No. 281,750, an it is thbught unnecessary to ive a minute description of said punches urther than to state that they are operated all simultaneously withthe operationof the 7 .main operating lever 14 through the following devices: 24 designatesa series of punchactuators which are connected to a vertical link 25; thejlower series of punch-actuators are thus coiinectedto said link 25, and said 30 series of punches are connected with a slotted pitman 26 by means of an arm 27 that extends from the shaft of the upper one of said actuators 24. The upper seriesof actuators 24 are connected by a link 28 shown in 5 Fig. 2, and from one of said actuators there extends an arm or crank 29 which carries a pin 30 which rejects into the upper bifur-. cated end of t e-pitman 26. The pitman is given the necessary movement from a shoulder 31 which is on the inner portion of the main operating lever and the lower end of which pitman rests upon said shoulder. The punched ortions of the tickets of the'upper punches all into a small receptacle 32 arranged below the punches-see Fig; 3, while the punched portions of the rearward s e't of punches fall at the rear of the casing so that the mechanism is kept free from' any clo ging, all as more fully set forth in the pen ingap' lication hereinbefore referredto. On the ot er end of the shaft 18 is,a second master gear 17 The total countei 34 shown in Fig. 1, is driven from this master gear through a pinion 33 which is on the arbor of. said total counter. This total counter registers the totals of all the fares or tickets issued. I

I now refer to an important feature of the invention, namel the detail counte s 35 by means of which t e detail fares or tiCKQtS are recorded; these are arranged in the present instance in the adjacent compartment 4, and in the present instance consistcofsix counters corresponding in number to the six different fares or ticket values. These detail counters 35 are on shaft 38 which may be supported in any suitable manner. As shown in the drawings, they are secured to a series of frames orsupports 36 and are arranged in a circle which has for its center the shaft 37.

The. detail counters 35 have each a star wheel or actuator 39 fixed thereto, and as shown in Fig. 1, each of the star wheels is out of alinement with the rest. These star 12 wheels are engaged'in a manner presently described, by a finger or actuator 40 which proj ects from a hub 41 which is mounted on the shaft 37 and has some necessaryhorlzontal movement on said shaft. The hub 41 has a machine.

sleeve 42 extended from it which projects intothe hub 43 on the lower end of shifting lever 44, .said hub 43 being also mounted on the shaft 37 to have sliding movement thereon in order that it may shift the finger '40 in alineme'nt with any of the star .Wheels 39. The shifting lever 44 is mounted upon a shaft 45 about at the center'of said lever, and the said lever is thus mounted'to have sliding movement tothe extent of the space or width occupied by the star wheels 39. The upper end of the shifting lever 44 is suitably connected to the horizontal bar 46 to which the fare indicator pointer 47 is attached. This horizontal bar 46.with its pointer 47 is moved horizontally in guide 48 attached in the present instance to the interior of the top of the On'the exterior of the top of the ymachine there is a scale 49 upon which is indicated each fare or ticket/value correspond ing to thefares or values shown on the tickets illustrated in Fig.- 6. On the other side of the scale 49 there is a second scale 50 which indicates the points of destination as correspending with the points of destination shown on the tickets. A These oints of destination are separately indicated ymeans of apointer 52 which is fixed to an indicator bar51 which I is mounted to slide horizontally to the proper tion.

position to indicate said points of destina- The last named indicator 52 is moved by the hand in a manner similar to-that illustrated and described in Patent No. 789,333.

It will be observed that the pointer 47 which indicates the faresor values of the tickets on the indicator 49, is connected directly with the shifting arm or lever44-, and that said shifting arm or lever controls at its lower end the detail counter-actuating finger 40. It will therefore-be understood that when the shifting arm or lever 44 ismoved to a position whichcauses the pointer 47-.to indicate a specific fare, the'finger or actuator 40 will be moved to the specific detailcounter 35 which counts the specific fare or ticket.

In Fig. 1 the fare values are shown in connection with the individual star wheels of each of the detail counters, that is tosay,

each one of the star wheels 39 of said counters is associated with a specific fare or ticket value inscribed upon the fare indicator 49-Fig. 4.

The shifting lever orarm 44 is given the necessary movement by means of an operating lever 53 fulcrumed at 54 and extending through'an opening in the front of thecasing. The inner end of this'operating lever is bifurcated and straddles the arm 44 adjacent to the shaft 45 uponwhich said arm or lever 44' is slidi'ngly mounted as before stated. It W1ll be understood that the hub 43 on the lower end of the shifting arm 44 receives the hub or i sleeve projecting from the hub 41 of the finger 40, and that the opening in the sleeve and hub 41 of said finger is square to conform to the cross section .of the'shaft 35 so that said finger may be rotated when said shaft is rotated. The hub, of the arm 44 fits loosely around the sleeve or lfub of the finger 40 so that it ofiersno resistance to the free movement of the shaft or'the finger, see Fig. 9, Sheet 2. extent each time from themaster gear 17, an intermediate pinion 55 and a pinion 56, the latter being onthe-shaft 37. It will be borne in mind that this master gear 17' is on the shaft 18 which is operated through the main actuating lever 14. The diameter of The'shaft 37 is rotated the desired the pinion 33 of the total counter 34 and the I diameter of the pinion56 through whichthe shaft 37is rotated, are such that the ratio of movement imparted to the-total counter and the detail countersis one-fifth of ,that'of the master gear 17. The portions of. the tickets indicating the direction and which in the -presentginstance donsists of the words Up -Down are perforated by a separate punch 23 which is-operated from the side. of the machine by means of a finger button 23- see Fig. 7. To punch the word Up the finger button is pushed inwardly to its limit while its position is to its outer limit when the word Down is to be punched.

. Having thus fully described the construction of the machine, I will now detail briefly the operation of issuing a ticket. For-example, if a ticket-is to be issued to either New Street or Dorset the fare for such ticket is 1, the shifting lever 53 is moved to actuate the shifting arm 44 which in turn, brings the pointer 47 to a position to indicate 1 on the indicator 49, and in the meantime, the finger or actuator 40 is shifted to the position to engage the star wheel 39 of the counter which operates in connection with that particular fare. From Fig. 1, it is seen that. this is the lower left hand counter.-

The pointer 52 is then' moved to indicate either New Street or Dorset on the indicator 50. ,The main operating lever 14 is then de ressed and all'of the punches are actuate to punch the tickets at the selected points, the return or upper movement of said ever feeds the ticket so unched, out of the machine, and presents tie ticket strip in aposition for the punching and issuing of the next ticket.

Having described my invention, 1 claim:

1. In a machine of the type specified, ticket-feeding mechanism adapted to feed a ticket strip upon which are previously printed. a series of uniform tickets, a punch for identifying upon eaeh'tieket prior to the operation of the ticket-feeding mechanism, the value thereof, a series of detail counters upon which each class or value of ticket is registered, an indicator to indicate the value of each ticket independently of the ticket itself, and means for simultaneously actuating the indicator to indicate the value of each ticket to be issued and for placing the ticket-feeding indicator to indicate the fare values oftic'kets issued, a series of' detail counters toregister the tickets issucd,.a series of punches to punch the fare values upon .the tickets as shown on the indicator, and to unch the destination on the tickets, means or feedin tickets from a continuous strip, a tota counter to count all .the tickets irrespective of their fares or values, and means actuated bythe ticket-feeding mechanism for simultaneously actuating one of the detail counters and thetotal counter.-

' r 4. In a machine of the type specified, a series of counters to register t or tickets, anactuating device on the shaft of each counter, a rotating. actuator common to all of said counter-actuating devices and movable into 0 erative relation therewith,

meansfor simu taneously indicating a fare or ticket to be, registered on a selected counter and for moving said actuator into anoperative relation with the actuating devlce' O a selected counter, and means for-- operating said. actuator when so nioved.

, 5 In a machine of the type specified, a series of detail counters grouped around a common axis, an individual-actuating device on the shaft of each counter, said actuating devices being out of alinement with each '45 Of) 1 er, an actuator common to all of said counter-actuating devices and adapted to be shifted into operative relation with the actuatingdevice of any counter selected for op- 'eration, means for so shifting said actuator to such position, ticket-feeding mechanism, and means operated thereby simultaneously with the issuance of a ticket to impart movement to said actuator and the counter with which it is placed in operative relation.

6. In a machine of the type s ecified, a series of detail counters assemb ed around a. common'shaft, a total counter, an actuator common to all of said detail counters, means for simultaneously indicating a ticket or fareto be registered and for moving the actuator to a position to operate the counter upon which such ticket or fare is registered, means for pcrforatim theticket to indicate thereon the fare, t1il ct-1ssumg mechanism,

liferent fares and means actuated thereby for operating the perforating mechanism 7. In a machine of the type specified, a series of detail counters, an actuating device common to all of said counters, an indicator to indicate a fare or ticket to be registered on a selected counter, means for simultaneously moving the ointer of said indicator and the said actuating device, the latter into operative relation with a selected counter, a series of punches to perforate each ticket so indicated and registered, ticket-feeding mechanism, andsmeans' operated thereby to actuate said punchesl 8. In a machine of ries'o'f' detail counters arranged around a common axis, an actuating device common to-all of said counters, means for moving said actuating device into 0 erative relation with a selected counter, tic et feeding mechanism, and means actuated thereby in the feeding of tickets to impart movement to said actuating device after the latter has been moved into operative relation with a selected counter. I

9. In a machine of the type specified, a series of detail counters, an actuator common to all of said counters, means'for moving said actuator to a osition to o eratc a se cted counter, an indicator mova 1a to a position to indicate the fare or ticket to be registered on said selected counter, said indicator being actuated, simultaneously with the movement. of the actuator for the counters, ticket-feeding mechanism, and means operated thereby for actuating the counter actuator in feedingthe tickets.

10. In a machine of the type specified, a sethe type specified, aseries of detail counters, a countei-actuating device on the shaft of each of saidcounters, an actuator common to all of sand counters and adapted to be moved lnto operative relation with the operating device of each selected counter, means for shifting said ac tuator to such position, an indicator to indi cate the fares or tickets registered on the counter selected for operation, a total counter, ticketefeeding mechanism, and means operated simultaneously with the ticket-feeding mechanism for operating simultaneously the selected detail counter and,

the total counter. v

11. In a machine of the type specified,

means for feedin tickets, a series of detail counters mounted around the common axis for registering said tickets, means for indieating thevalue ofeaeh ticket issued and registered,- an actuating device for obtaining a mechanical relatiombetween the ticket-- feeding mechanism and a selected counter, and means actuated by the tlckehfeedmg mechanism and impartingmovement to said actuating device. 1

12. In a machine of the type specified,

35 a all the fares indicated and registered on 1the ticket-feeding mechanism, means for ind icating the fare of each ticket, means for perforating each ticket to indicate thereon the fare or value of said ticket, means actuated by ers, means for moving said actuator to an opthe ticket-feeding mechanism to perforate the next ticket to be issued, a-series of detail counters to register. each ticket issued, an actuator common to all of said detail counerative position with a selected counter, and means operated by' the ticket-feeding mechanism for im arting movement to said actuator and said selected counter.

13. In a machine of the type specified, means for feeding a ticket strip, perforators independently movable to positions to perforate said tickets, means actuatedprior to the ticket-feeding operation for operating said perforators, a. series of detail counters upon which are registered the tickets perforated and issued, said counters being actuated simultaneously with the ticket-feeding operation.

14.- In a machine of the type specified, means for feeding a ticket-strip, aperinanent indicator denoti-n the fares or values of'the tickets, a series 0 detail counters to register the tickets, mechanism between the perinanent indicator and 'the detail counters by which a ticket of a definite fareor value is indicated, and a definite detail. count-er is selected, means actuated by the ticket-feeding a definite detail counter are selected, means actuated by. the ticket-feeding mechanism for impart ng movement tothe selected counter in the issuance of a, ticket, a total counter-to registerall the fares indicated and registered, a series ofperforators to perforate I the ticket to be issued by the next succeeding operation of the ticket-feedin mechanism,

" said perforators being actuatedbythemain operating lever.

1,6. Ina machine of the type specified,

4 ticketfeeding mechanism, a. permanent counter to register the-total of all of the tickets issued, a-series of detail counters to register each specific class of-ticketsissued, an in-',

dic'atorto indicate thespecific values or denommatwnsofthe tickets issued, an actuator simultaneously movable with the indicator into operative relation with a selectedcounter, and means operated by the ticketing the selected counter in the reversqmoveissuing mechanism and impartin movement to said actuator and said selecte counter to register the tickets so indicated and issued.

17. In a machine of the type specified, mechanism for feeding a strip of tickets, a permanent indicator to indicate the'fare values of each ticket, a pointer movable to indi'cate said ticket values, a perforator movable simultaneously with said pointer to a position to punch a ticket at the selected fare value indicated onsaid ticket, a series of detail counters to register the different fares so indicated and punched, and-a main operating lever which actuatcs said punches or erforators in one of its movements and fee s' the ticket and 'actuates the detail counter cooperating'with each ticket inits reverse operation.

18; In a machine of the type specified, mechanism for feeding a ticket strip, a series of detail counters to register, the tickets, means for selecting each counter. to register the-tickets to be issued, means actuated by the "ticket-feeding mechanism to im art movement to the counter-selective mec anism, a total counter, .and means actuated by the ticketfeeding mechanism to impart movement to said total counter simultaneously with the movement of a'selected detail counter. i

19.'In a machine of the type specified, ticket-feeding mechanism adapted to' feed a continuous stri of'tickets, a series of detail counters, ash' able actuator movable to a position to actuate a selected counter, a shiftable unch to erforate a ticket, an indicator to indicate t e ticket to be registered on said counter and to be perforated, and means. for simultaneously shifting the indicator and the actuator-tooperati-ve positions,

-20.' In a machine-of 'thetype specified,

, means for feeding a ticket from a continuous strip, punches movable to positions to perforate t e tickets at selected points, an indicator to indicate the value of each ticket a series of detail counters, means movable by the indicator mechanism to positions to engage 'aselected detail counter, and operating means whereby the punches are 0 erated in 'one movement of saidmeans ahd t e tickets are fed and the detail counters are operated to register said tickets in the other movement of said operating means:

21. In amachine of he t pe specified,

ticket-feeding mechanism'for ceding a continuousv strip of tickets, aseries of detail counters-to register each ticket as issued, a punch or perforator to punch each ticket at the selected points prior to its issuance, means engaged by the ticket-feeding mechanismflfor actuating said punch in one direction of the movement thereof and for actuatment thereof 22. In 'a machine of the type specified, a fare indicator to indicate the Value of each ticket issued, a pointer movable along said indicator, a punch to punch each ticket at selected points prior to its issuance, said punch being movable simultaneously with the movement of the indicator ointer, a member movablelaterally by sai indicator pointer, a series of counters grouped around a common center, a counter actuator movable to position to actuate a selected counter,

'said counter actuator being movable simul-' taneously with the movement of the indicator pointer.

' 23. In a machine of the type specified, the combination with ticket-feeding mechanism, of a multiplicity of fare counters, selective means for selecting a counter to be actuated to register a ticket to be issued, means movable simultaneously With said selective mechanism to indicate the fare of the counter selected, means actuated by the ticket feeding mechanism to impart movement to the selected counter through the selective mechanism, a total counter, and means actuated by the ticket -feeding mechanism to 1 impart movement to said total counter.

24. In a machine of the type specified, the combination with ticket-issuing mechanism, of a series of detail counters grouped around a common axis and each having an operating device on its shaft, an actuator common to all of said counters and b means of which the counters are 'selecte for operation, means for shifting said actuator to an operative position with the operating device of the counter selected, and means actuated by the ticket issuing mechanism and. imparting movement to said actuator and thence to the selected counter- L 25. In a machine of the type specified, the

combination with ticketdssuing mechanism, of a series of detail counters to register the tickets issued, an actuator common to all of said counters, an indicator common to all of said counters, an inter-connection between said actuator and said indicator by which they are movable simultaneously to indicate the fare and to select a counter to register such fare, means'actuated by the ticket-issuing mechanism to impart movement to ,the selected counter through said actuator, a series of punches for perforating each ticket rior to its issuance, and means operated om said ticket-issuing mechanism bywhich said punches are actuated.

26. In a machine of the type specified, a series of counters arranged around a common axis, an actuator slidingly mounted and' movable along said axis to be brought into operative relation with any one of'said counters, and ticket-feeding mechanism, with intervening means actuated thereby for imparting movement to said actuator topperate the selected counter.

27. In a machine of the type specified, a series of counters arranged around a common axis, an actuator common to all of said counters and slidingly mounted on said axis, means for bringing said actuator into operative relation with-any one of said counters, an indicator movable simultaneously with said actuator, ticket-feeding mechanism, and means actuated thereby to im art movement to the selected counter t rough the actuator. i

p In testimony whereof I aifix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN F. OHMER. Witnesses:

R. J. McCAR'rY, CAROLYN M. THEOBALD. 

